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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Springing forward, one last time

  11-03-2026 18:50 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Yes, you heard that right. No more changing our clocks back and forth.
  Your voices have been heard, and we couldn’t agree more, changing the clocks, especially our internal ones is a hassle, and we’ve taken that to heart.
  In 2019, the province asked British Columbians for their views, and most people overwhelmingly supported discontinuing this practice.
  At the time we wanted to wait for pacific northwest states south of the border, to align ourselves with our trading partners in Oreg
  
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• Trump administration expands trade investigations to more countries, including Canada

  13-03-2026 14:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded it's trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to solidify the president's tariff policies.
  The United States Trade Representative announced earlier this week that it was launching investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on the European Union and a handful of other countries.
  A Wednesday evening news release from the department expanded the list of countries targeted by the investigations.
  It sa
  
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• National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

  13-03-2026 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5)
  Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.8)
  Participation rate: 64.9 per cent (65.0)
  Number unemployed: 1,514,200 (1,457,500)
  Number working: 21,037,300 (21,121,200)
  Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.1 per cent (12.8)
  Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.4)
  Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.5)
  This report by The Ca
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province

  13-03-2026 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.2 per cent (9.2)
  _ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (7.6)
  _ Nova Scotia 7.1 per cent (6.9)
  _ New Brunswick 7.0 per cent (6.7)
  _ Quebec 5.9 per cent (5.2)
  _ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.3)
  _ Manitoba 5.7 per cent (6.3)
  _ Saskatchewan 5.6 per cent (5.3)
  _ Alberta 6.3 per cent (6.4)
  _ British Colum
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city

  13-03-2026 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples.Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
  _ St. John's, N.L. 7.3 per cent (7.7)
  _ Halifax 6.1 per cent (5.8)
  _ Moncton, N.B. 6.1 per cent (5.6)
  
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• 68-year-old powerlifter smashes records and says she lives for ‘clang’ of the weights

  13-03-2026 13:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S —
  On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again.
  Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John's, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight class, which she set herself in 2022.
  In the next few hours, she set two new records, finishing the morning by hoisting a 140-kilogram barbell off the g
  
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• Cuban president says talks were recently held with the US to resolve differences

  13-03-2026 13:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday that his government has held recent talks with the U.S., marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation.He said the talks “were aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between our two nations. International factors facilitated these exchanges.”He did not elaborate on those factors.Díaz-Canel said no petroleum shipments have arrived on the island in
  
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• Ottawa to announce $550M in funding for Canadian research projects

  13-03-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Ottawa is expected to announce $552 million in funding for academic research projects this morning.
  The federal government is set to name the projects getting funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation at an event at the University of Sherbrooke.
  The money, distributed through the Innovation Fund, is being put toward dozens of research projects in life sciences, engineering and other fields at higher education institutions across Canada.
  Funding competitions through th
  
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• DeBrusk’s shootout goal gives Vancouver Canucks 4-3 victory over Nashville Predators

  13-03-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The good times at Rogers Arena have been few and far between this season.
  But as they stared down a two-goal deficit with less than five minutes remaining in regulation time, the Vancouver Canucks staged an unlikely rally to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in a shootout.
  After Brock Boeser opened the scoring for the Canucks in a strong first period, Marco Rossi and Filip Hronek scored the comeback goals late in the third. Jake DeBrusk was the only player to connect in the shoo
  
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• Alexis Lafreniere has goal, assists to lead New York Jets past Winnipeg Jets 6-3

  13-03-2026 11:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — The New York Rangers did not look like a team that is already out of the NHL playoff picture.
  The Winnipeg Jets, who're still clinging to fading post-season hopes, looked like they are.
  The Rangers, who entered the game last in the East, defeated Winnipeg 6-3 before 13,763 fans at Canada Life Centre on Thursday night.
  It was New York’s third straight victory. The Jets lost their second straight to drop to 3-2 on their critical eight-game homestand.
  "I just think we’r
  
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• In the news: Carney in Norway, Canada CUSMA talks leverage, March break destinations

  13-03-2026 09:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
  Carney to observe NATO Arctic drills in Norway.Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Norway today, where he will observe NATO’s Cold Response exercises alongside the Norwegian prime minister.
  Carney is on the trip at the invitation of Norway, which hosts these joint NATO exercises every two years.
  This year, about 25,000 troops from 14 different nations are taking part in the exercises, which are aim
  
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• Statistics Canada set to report jobs, unemployment data for February

  13-03-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release fresh jobs data for February this morning.
  A Reuters poll of economists expects the economy added 10,000 jobs last month but that the unemployment rate edged up to 6.6 per cent.
  Statistics Canada reported a loss of 25,000 positions in January but said the jobless rate swung down to 6.5 per cent because fewer people were looking for work.
  Royal Bank economists say they're expecting that unusually large decline in labour force participation revers
  
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• Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the ‘clang’ of the weights

  13-03-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. JOHN'S —
  On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again.
  Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John's, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight class, which she set herself in 2022.
  In the next few hours, she set two new records, finishing the morning by hoisting a 140-kilogram barbell off the g
  
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• Price shocks from Iran war could give Canada leverage in CUSMA talks: experts

  13-03-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON — Countries around the world are grappling with skyrocketing costs for key commodities like oil and fertilizer as the war with Iran continues to upend global trade.
  With no end in sight, the war is likely to cast a shadow over trade negotiations ahead of the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade — and could ultimately offer Canada more leverage in those talks.
  "If you're sitting in Washington and you're seeing what's happening to global markets, you
  
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• MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead

  13-03-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province's Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting on "transgender ideology," is facing a recall campaign from constituents who say she has left them without "coherent" representation.
  Tara Armstrong has also been accused of spreading hate by the NDP government and is facing calls to resign from 17 Pride societies, but she said she "knows very well what is important" to her const
  
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• Carney to observe NATO drills in northern Norway with Norwegian and German leaders

  13-03-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Norway today, where he will observe NATO’s Cold Response exercises alongside the Norwegian prime minister.
  Carney is on the trip at the invitation of Norway, which hosts these joint NATO exercises every two years.
  This year, about 25,000 troops from 14 different nations are taking part in the exercises, which are aimed at enhancing the alliance’s Arctic military capabilities.
  The Canadian Armed Forces would not say exactly how many Cana
  
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• B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it

  13-03-2026 09:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare and "irreplaceable" forests.
  The five former panellists say in a document sent to Premier David Eby and other officials this week the proposed old-growth deferrals were meant to be an interim measure to reduce the risks of logging, allowing time for long-term planning.
  But the process has not worked
  
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• Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting homes in airstrikes that kill at least 4 civilians

  13-03-2026 06:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government early Friday accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and the southern province of Kandahar, saying at least four civilians were killed as fighting between the neighbors entered its third week.Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on X that Pakistan’s aircraft also struck fuel depots belonging to the private airline Kam Air near Kandahar airport. “This company su
  
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 points for 127th straight game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record

  13-03-2026 06:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127 on Thursday night.
  The Oklahoma City Thunder guard hit two free throws in the third quarter against the Boston Celtics to reach 19 points. With the crowd on its feet, Gilgeous-Alexander pump-faked several times and drilled a jumper over Baylor Scheierman from beyond the free-throw line with 7:04 left in the period to push his total to 21.
  He
  
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• Skip McEwen takes to social media to announce Saskatchewan rink going on without him

  13-03-2026 06:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Saskatchewan skip Mike McEwen is looking for another team.
  McEwen, 45, took to social media Thursday night to announce that after three seasons with Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh and Daniel Mars that "the team has chosen a different path without me next season."
  McEwen, of Brandon, Man., and the rink joined forces before the 2023-24 season. The squad reached the final of the 2024 Brier in Regina before losing 9-5 to defending-champion Brad Gushue.
  McEwen and Co. posted a 5-3 record in Pool B at thi
  
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• Jake DeBrusk’s shootout goal leads Vancouver Canucks past Nashville Predators 4-3

  13-03-2026 06:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks rode a two-goal third period and a shootout goal by Jake DeBrusk to their seventh home win of the year, beating the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday at Rogers Arena.
  Brock Boeser, Marco Rossi and Filip Hronek had the goals in regulation for Vancouver (20-37-8). Tyson Jost scored twice for Nashville, and rookie Matthew Wood of Nanaimo scored in his first NHL game at Rogers Arena for the Predators (29-27-9).
  Juuse Saros made 23 saves for the Predators. Ni
  
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• Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilian homes in airstrikes

  13-03-2026 05:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government early Friday accused Pakistan’s military of targeting civilian homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and the southern province of Kandahar, saying women and children were among those killed as fighting between the two neighbors entered its third week despite international calls for restraint.Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on X that Pakistan’s aircraft also struck fuel depots belonging to the private
  
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• Source: Avalanche forward MacKinnon has game misconduct rescinded by NHL

  13-03-2026 05:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon had his game misconduct reversed by the NHL, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday night.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league had not yet announced the reversal. MacKinnon received a major penalty and game misconduct for crashing into Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram on Tuesday night during Edmonton's 4-3 win.
  Because of the reversal, MacKinnon would no longer r
  
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• Seattle Sounders down Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 in CONCACAF Champions Cup play

  13-03-2026 05:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A pair of goals from Paul Arriola powered the Seattle Sounders to a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in CONCACAF Champions Cup round-of-16 action Thursday.Paul Rothrock came off the bench to round out the scoring for Seattle's Major League Soccer squad, and goalkeeper Stefan Frei made one save for the clean sheet.
  Vancouver, also an MLS club, controlled 64.5 per cent of possession across the game but struggled to great quality scoring chances and made uncharacteristic d
  
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• Chychrun’s late winner lifts Capitals, snaps Sabres’ 8-game win streak

  13-03-2026 04:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored with 1:33 left to play, Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 on Thursday night to snap the Sabres’ eight-game win streak.
  Chychrun’s goal came when forward Aliaksei Protas passed to the defenseman in the circle and he fired it past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for his 23rd goal of the year.
  Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who won for the second time in the past three games.
  Sam Carrick scored
  
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• Canadian Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 points for record 127th consecutive game

  13-03-2026 04:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OKLAHOMA CITY — OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127 on Thursday night.
  The Oklahoma City Thunder guard hit two free throws in the third quarter against the Boston Celtics to reach 19 points. With the crowd on its feet, Gilgeous-Alexander pump-faked several times and drilled a jumper over Baylor Scheierman from beyond the free-throw line with 7:04 left in the per
  
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• Robertson, Benn have two goals each in surging Stars’ 7-2 win over Oilers

  13-03-2026 04:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson had two goals and two assists to tie a career high in points and Jamie Benn also scored twice as the surging Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Thursday night.
  The Stars are 13-0-1 in their last 14 games. The franchise’s only longer point streak is a 15-game run during the 1998-99 season (12 wins, three ties).
  Wyatt Johnston had a power-play goal and two assists, and Sam Steel had a goal and an assist. Matt Duchene closed the scoring for Dallas
  
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• Alexis Lafreniere has goal, assist to lead Rangers to a 6-3 victory over Jets

  13-03-2026 03:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
  Noah Laba, with an empty-net goal, Adam Edstrom, Gabe Perreault, Tye Kartye and Adam Fox also scored for New York (27-30-8). Igor Shersterkin stopped 24 shots.
  Gabriel Vilardi, Kyle Connor and Isak Rosen replied for Winnipeg (26-28-10). Connor Hellebuyck made 11 saves before only 13,763 fans at Canada Life Centre.
  The Jets are now 3-2 on their curren
  
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• Rockslide closes part of Whistler, B.C., ski resort, no injuries reported

  13-03-2026 03:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHISTLER — A large rockslide has closed part of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia, but the resort says no one was hurt.
  A statement from Vail Resorts, which owns and operates Whistler Blackcomb, says the rockslide occurred in the vicinity of Whistler Peak early Thursday morning before the resort was open.
  Photos and videos posted online show piles of dark dirt and rocks down a large stretch of the snowy mountain.
  The statement says no one was in the area at the time and
  
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• Beecher scores twice, Backlund reaches 600-point mark in 5-4 Flames win over Devils

  13-03-2026 03:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — John Beecher scored his first two goals for Calgary, and Mikael Backlund recorded his 600th career NHL point with a third-period goal in the Flames’ 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
  Former Devils Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich each also scored for Calgary. Dustin Wolf made 26 saves, and the Flames blocked 21 shots, claiming just their second win in their past eight games.
  Luke Hughes had one goal and one assist, and Jack Hughes, Maxim Tsypl
  
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